Roberto Paz

Roberto Paz was a general of Uruguay.

Biography
Roberto Paz was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was made the leader of the 3,000-strong Ejercito de Uruguay stationed in the capital. In 1844, the Brazilian Empire dissolved their alliance with Uruguay and declared war on them on 2 January 1844. With not enough people in Uruguay to be mobilized to field a strong army, Paz's 3,000 Uruguayan troops were easily defeated at the Battle of Montevideo on 16 June 1844, where the Brazilians under General Floriano de Barros destroyed their army and occupied the country.